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Brooklin Lacrosse Club
SportBox lacrosse
Founded1961; 63 years ago (1961)
LeagueMajor Series Lacrosse
DivisionEastern
Team history
  • Brooklin Hillcrest (1961–65)
  • Brooklin Merchants (1965-67)
  • Brooklin Redmen (1967–2019)
  • Brooklin Lacrosse Club (2019–present)
Based inWhitby, Ontario
ArenaIroquois Park Sports Centre
Coloursred, white, black
     
Head coachJoel Johnson
General managerGavin Prout[1]
CaptainConnor Kearnan
Championships7 Mann Cup
Division titles13 MSL Championships, 1 MSL classic championship
Affiliated teams
Websitewww.brooklinlc.com Edit this at Wikidata

The Brooklin Lacrosse Club is a box lacrosse team from Brooklin, Ontario.[2][3] Brooklin plays in the Major Series Lacrosse (MSL) league (formerly known as Senior "A"). The MSL, and its counterpart, the Western Lacrosse Association, represent the highest level of competitive box lacrosse in Canada. Both league champions compete each September for the Mann Cup, one of the most historic and treasured sports trophies in Canada.

Throughout team history, the Brooklin Lacrosse Club has always been a community based team that represents the best box lacrosse players from Brooklin, Whitby, Durham and nearby regions. The lacrosse club is a non-profit, volunteer operated organization.

The team was formerly known as the Brooklin Redmen, a name the team had held since 1966. On April 20, 2019, the team released a statement that it would be dropping the "Redmen" as the team name owing to a growing sensitivity to the use of Aboriginal people as logos and names for sports teams.[4][5]

Championships

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Mann Cup Canadian Champions (7)

  • 1968
  • 1969
  • 1985
  • 1987
  • 1988
  • 1990
  • 2000

Ontario Senior Champions (10)

  • 1967
  • 1968
  • 1969
  • 1985
  • 1987
  • 1988
  • 1989
  • 1990
  • 1991
  • 2000

Season-by-season results

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Year GP W L T Pts GF GA Finish Playoffs
1966 22 9 13 0 18 228 234 4th Lost in first round
1967 24 12 12 0 24 250 250 2nd Lost Mann Cup
1968 23 17 6 0 34 312 198 1st Won Mann Cup
1969 24 19 5 0 38 381 237 1st Won Mann Cup
1970 24 14 10 0 28 301 349 3rd Lost in first round
1971 32 14 18 0 28 451 493 3rd Lost in first round
1972 did not play
1973 12 0 12 0 0 111 266 5th did not qualify
1974 did not play
1975 did not play
1976 24 7 17 0 14 280 344 5th did not qualify
1977 24 10 14 0 20 291 318 3rd Lost in first round
1978 24 14 10 0 28 300 295 3rd Lost in first round
1979 24 15 8 1 31 350 269 2nd Lost in round robin
1980 24 16 8 0 32 371 226 1st Lost in first round
1981 24 14 10 0 28 252 225 2nd Lost in first round
1982 24 11 13 0 22 257 308 4th Lost in first round
1983 24 14 10 0 28 279 204 3rd Lost in MSL Final
1984 24 20 4 0 40 370 206 2nd Lost in MSL Final
1985 20 16 4 0 32 330 163 2nd Won Mann Cup
1986 12 7 5 0 14 134 103 2nd Lost Mann Cup
1987 20 20 0 0 40 341 105 1st Won Mann Cup
1988 20 20 0 0 40 363 107 1st Won Mann Cup
1989 20 20 0 0 40 365 140 1st Lost Mann Cup
1990 20 16 3 1 33 250 154 1st Won Mann Cup
1991 16 13 3 0 26 177 136 1st Lost Mann Cup
1992 16 7 8 1 15 161 158 2nd Lost in first round
1993 16 9 7 0 18 153 163 2nd Lost in second round
1994 19 16 3 0 32 218 140 1st Lost in second round
1995 20 16 3 1 33 269 162 2nd Lost in second round
1996 24 13 11 0 26 252 244 3rd Lost in first round
1997 20 7 13 0 14 154 192 4th Lost in first round
1998 18 10 7 1 21 204 123 3rd Lost in first round
1999 18 15 2 1 31 212 129 1st Lost in second round
2000 18 13 5 0 23 285 196 1st Won Mann Cup
2001 20 15 4 1 31 253 186 1st Lost in second round
2002 20 14 5 1 29 269 161 2nd Lost in first round
2003 14 9 5 0 18 143 114 2nd Lost in first round
2004 18 13 5 0 26 258 159 1st Lost in second round
2005 18 4 14 0 8 196 227 7th did not qualify
2006 18 8 10 0 6 195 196 4th Lost in second round
2007 18 3 14 1 7 167 219 7th did not qualify
2008 18 7 11 0 14 168 209 4th Lost in second round
2009 18 4 14 0 8 131 193 6th Lost in first round
2010 17 3 13 1 7 131 187 5th Lost in second round
2011 20 13 7 0 26 215 175 2nd Lost in first round
2012 14 10 4 0 20 143 121 1st Lost in first round
2013 20 12 7 1 25 188 159 3rd Lost in second round
2014 18 14 4 0 28 185 160 1st Lost in first round
2015 18 6 11 1 14 127 165 4th Lost in first round
2016 18 12 5 1 25 158 142 2nd Lost in first round
2017 18 7 9 2 16 187 172 3rd Lost in first round
2018 16 7 8 1 15 143 151 4th Lost in first round
2019 18 4 14 0 8 130 167 6th did not qualify
2020 did not play Covid- 19
2021 8 7 1 0 14 107 80 1st Won MSL Classic
2022 12 6 5 1 13 121 106 3rd Lost 1st round
2023 14 8 6 0 16 3rd Lost 1st round
2024 12 9 3 0 18 2nd Lost 2nd round

Awards

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Mike Kelly Memorial trophy (Mann Cup MVP)

  • 1968 – Joe Tomchyshyn
  • 1969 – Bill Squire
  • 1985 – Wayne Colley
  • 1987 – Jim Meredith
  • 1990 – Paul Gait
  • 2000 – Nick Trudeau

Bucko MacDonald Trophy (top scorer)

  • 1969 – Elmer Tran
  • 1980 – Ken Colley
  • 1985 – Gil Nieuwendyk
  • 1986 – John Fusco
  • 1987 – Derek Keenan
  • 1988 – Derek Keenan
  • 1989 – Gary Gait
  • 1990 – Peter Parke
  • 1991 – Peter Parke
  • 1999 – Shawn Williams
  • 2001 – Shawn Williams
  • 2004 – Shawn Williams
  • 2007 – Shawn Williams
  • 2011 – Shawn Williams
  • 2012 – Shawn Williams

Jim Murphy Trophy (regular season MVP)

  • 1968 – Sandy Doberstein
  • 1985 – John Jordan
  • 1987 – Derek Keenan
  • 1988 – Derek Keenan
  • 1989 – Gary Gait
  • 1990 – Peter Parke
  • 1991 – John Fusco
  • 1994 – Paddy O'Toole
  • 1998 – Rob Blasdell
  • 2005 – Shawn Williams
  • 2007 – Shawn Williams
  • 2011 – Shawn Williams
  • 2017 – Reilly O'Connor
  • 2024 – Zack Higgins

Gene Dopp Memorial Trophy (rookie of the year)

  • 1969 – Merv Marshall
  • 1977 – Stan Cockerton
  • 1980 – Ken Colley
  • 1983 – Gil Nieuwendyk
  • 1989 – Gary Gait
  • 2000 – Gavin Prout
  • 2008 – Derek Hopcroft

Merv McKnzie Trophy (most valuable defenceman)

  • 1967 – Bob Hanna
  • 1968 – Paul Tran
  • 1976 – Peter Vipond
  • 1978 – Jim Branton
  • 1980 – Blaine Harrison
  • 1982 – Fred Upshaw
  • 1983 – Blaine Harrison
  • 1987 – Kevin Antram
  • 1989 – Blane Harrison
  • 1992 – Greg Lepine
  • 1994 – Eric Perroni
  • 2004 – Derek Suddons
  • 2016 – Graeme Hossack
  • 2018 – Chris Corbeil

Harry Lumley Award (fewest goals against)

  • 1968 – Justin Howe
  • 1969 – Merv Marshall & Justin Howe
  • 1979 – Paul Boland, Kent Wentzell & Wayne Colley
  • 1980 – Wayne Colley & Kent Wentzell
  • 1981 – Wayne Colley & Kelvin Linton
  • 1983 – Wayne Colley & Paul Boland
  • 1987 – Wayne Colley & Ken Passfield
  • 1988 – Wayne Colley & Ted Sawicki
  • 1989 – Wayne Colley & Ted Sawicki
  • 1990 – Wayne Colley, Ken Passfeild & Chris O'Reilly
  • 1994 – Paddy O'Toole & Paul Mootz
  • 1999 – Rob Blasdell & Mike Wye
  • 2001 – Rob Blasdell, Gee Nash & Phil Wetherup
  • 2003 – Gee Nash, Ken Barrett & Scott Wylie

Current roster

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Goaltenders
Runners

As of 4 March 2012[citation needed]

Head coach
Assistant coaches
Scouting director
  • Clancy Almas
Video coach
  • Ryan Preston
Equipment managers
  • Paul Wade
  • Greg Linton
Trainer
  • Kaylin Fraser
General manager
  • Brad MacArthur

As of June 2020[6]

Notable alumni

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Hall of fame members

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Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame

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Name Year Category
E.J. Gene Dopp 1966 Builder
Lloyd "Moon" Wootton 1966 Player
Pat Barker 1980 Player
Cy Coombs 1985 Player
Larry Ferguson 1989 Player
Ken Crawford 1991 Player
Terry Davis 1992 Player
Grant Heffernan 1994 Player
Glen Lotton 1996 Player
Bob Hanna 1997 Builder
Jim Wasson 2003 Player
Jim Meredith 2005 Player
Elmer Tran 2005 Player
Peter Vipond 2006 Builder
Wayne Colley 2006 Player
Bob Vessey 2008 Builder
John Fusco 2010 Player
Mike Gray 2012 Builder
Derek Keenan 2012 Player
Tom Marechek 2012 Player
Tom Wreggitt 2012 player
Doug Deschner 2013 Player
Gary Gait 2014 Player
Paul Gait 2014 Player
Gilbert Nieuwendyk 2014 Player
Larry Lloyd 2015 Player
Don Craggs 2017 Veteran
Ken Colley 2017 Player
Eric Perroni 2021 Player
Chuck Li 2021 Veteran
Blane Harrison 2022 Player

In addition to these players, the 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, and 1991 teams were inducted.

Ontario Lacrosse Hall of Fame

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Name Year Category
Stan Cockerton 1997 Player
Don Craggs 1997 Player
Bob Hanna 1997 Player
Merv Marshall 1997 Player
Jim Wasson 1997 Player
Wayne Colley 1998 Player
Cam Devine 1998 Builder/Player
Elmer Tran 1998 Player
Ted Sawicki 1999 Player
Peter Vipond 2004 Builder
Terry Lloyd 2008 Builder
Larry "Wamper" Powers 2008 Special Consideration
Gerald Ravary 2008 Builder
Tom Wreggitt 2011 Player
Gilbert Nieuwendyk 2012 Player
Chuck Li 2013 Player
Dwayne Jacobs 2015 Player
Scott McMicahel 2017 Player
Eric Perroni 2018 Player
Robert (Bob) Vesey 2018 Builder
Ken (scooter) Lotton 2019 Veteran
Gavin Prout 2020 Player

Team records

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Individual player records for a single Regular season
Statistic Player Total Season
Most goals Ken Colley 72 1980
Most assists Shawn Williams 78 2004
Most points Gil Nieuwendyk 132 1984
Most Penalty Minutes Scott McMichael 158 1990
Individual player records for a single post season
Statistic Player Total Season
Most goals Gary Gait 46 1989
Most assists Gil Nieuwendyk 43 1984
Most points Gil Nieuwendyk 68 1984
Most Penalty Minutes Scott McMichael 126 1989

References

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  1. ^ "News: Brooklin Lacrosse Club Thrilled to Announce Gavin Prout as General Manager - Brooklin Lacrosse Club". www.brooklinlc.com. 2024-04-29. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
  2. ^ Pessian, Parvaneh (2017-05-03). "Brooklin Redmen are latest target in controversy over 'offensive' sports team names, logos". Whitby This Week. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
  3. ^ McNair, Brian (2018-05-31). "Brooklin Redmen hope to bring Mann Cup back to Durham Region in 2018". Whitby This Week. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
  4. ^ Laskaris, Sam (20 April 2019). "New Name, Same Goal – Brooklin Lacrosse Club - Brooklin Lacrosse Club". Brooklin Lacrosse Club. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Brooklin drops 'Redmen' lacrosse team name | ThePeterboroughExaminer.com". Archived from the original on 2019-04-20. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
  6. ^ "Bench Staff". Brooklin Lacrosse Club. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
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